Island of Šarengrad
| Šarengradska ada Шаренградска ада |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Danube River |
| Coordinates | 45°15′29″N 19°14′42″E / 45.258°N 19.245°ECoordinates: 45°15′29″N 19°14′42″E / 45.258°N 19.245°E |
| Total islands | 1 |
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Island of Šarengrad (Serbo-Croatian: Šarengradska ada / Шаренградска ада, pronounced [ʃǎreŋgratskaː ǎːda] or [-ǎda]) is a Danube river island situated close to the village of Šarengrad in Croatia. The island was formed in 1909 with the construction of the Mohovo-Šarengrad canal.
During the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia the island was part of the Socialist Republic of Croatia. During the Croatian War of Independence, Yugoslav People's Army and Serbian militia occupied the island.
It was the opinion of the Badinter Arbitration Committee that the borders between republics should become the borders between the countries,
In 1998, through the Erdut Agreement, Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia was reintegrated with Croatia. However, the Island of Šarengrad together with Island of Vukovar has stayed under Serbian military control.
In 2002 the Serbian army opened fire from the island on the prefect of the Vukovar-Syrmia County, Nikola Šafer, and his escort which included four children in time when he was going for a meeting with his colleague from Serbia. This was despite the party having had formal consent from Serbian officials.
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